Bibliograph

Boston organized crime, Emily Sweeney

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Boston organized crime, Emily Sweeney

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Boston organized crime

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

754747744

Responsibility statement

Emily Sweeney

Series statement

Images of America

Summary

Boston has had its share of bookies and loan sharks, gangsters and wiseguys, hoodlums and hit men. From the Great Brink's Robbery, which was hailed as the crime of the century; to the long-forgotten Cotton Club in Roxbury, where the legendary nightlife kingpin Charlie "King" Solomon was gunned down; to the infamous Blackfriars Massacre, a brutal gangland slaying that left five men dead, slumped over a backgammon game in a cramped basement office--all of these dark moments in time are a part of Boston's history that is rarely spoken about. Boston Organized Crime explores the region's shadier side and takes a closer look at the mobsters and racketeers who once operated in the Greater Boston area. Drawing upon an eclectic collection of crime scene photographs, mug shots, and police documents, author Emily Sweeney takes readers on an eye-opening journey through Boston's underworld, from the bootlegging days of Prohibition to the bloody gangland wars of the 1960s

Table Of Contents

Prohibition days -- Killing King Solomon -- Gambline, robberies, and rackets -- The rise (and fall) of the Mafia -- Winter Hill vs. the McLaughlins -- Gang wars -- "The Animal" takes the stand -- On the run

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